On April 5 and 6, 2021, the National Feminist Convention (led by the
Estamos Listas (We’re Ready) movement) was held in the department of Tolima, with the presence of 100 women and 3,000 more online in 26 departments and 177 municipalities in Colombia and abroad. The convention created a stage that served as a political platform for women representing a feminist presidential candidacy and for the closed list to Congress
Together for Equality. The candidates will be supported by
We re Ready and committed to the implementation of the
manifesto for the defense of life and care.
On the one hand, Francia Márquez is a recognized political and social leader from Cauca (a region that has been strongly affected by both violence and State neglect). She is an internationally awarded human rights and environmental activist for her fight against large-scale and illegal mining and her representation of social leaders and marginalized communities. She is currently a presidential c
On April 5 and 6, 2021, the National Feminist Convention (led by the
Estamos Listas (We’re Ready) movement) was held in the department of Tolima, with the presence of 100 women and 3,000 more online in 26 departments and 177 municipalities in Colombia and abroad. The convention created a stage that served as a political platform for women representing a feminist presidential candidacy and for the closed list to Congress
Together for Equality. The candidates will be supported by
We re Ready and committed to the implementation of the
manifesto for the defense of life and care.
On the one hand, Francia Márquez is a recognized political and social leader from Cauca (a region that has been strongly affected by both violence and State neglect). She is an internationally awarded human rights and environmental activist for her fight against large-scale and illegal mining and her representation of social leaders and marginalized communities. She is currently a presidential c
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February 19, 2021
The power of Colombia’s president depends on his ability to manage the sometimes opposing interests of those who really control the country, like the so-called clans.
While formally a democracy, all presidents of the 21st century have had no choice but to balance serving the public interest with private and even criminal interests.
This unstable balance of power is partly due to the country’s political history and culture, and partly a consequence of the country’s armed conflict.
The origins
Bogota‘s inability to exercise political power on a national level since the beginning of the republic has perpetuated a regional clan culture, particularly along the Pacific and Caribbean coasts where slavery was most common.